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Scientific Name | Otholobium bolusii (H.M.L.Forbes) C.H.Stirt. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Psoralea bolusii H.M.L.Forbes |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/08/25 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO<10 000 km², ± 20 locations are known. Some habitat has been transformed for wheat cultivation, and remaining subpopulations are declining due to livestock grazing and continued expansion of crop cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cederberg to Paarl. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos |
Description | Mesic montane fynbos and West Coast renosterveld. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Otholobium bolusii (H.M.L.Forbes) C.H.Stirt. | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Otholobium bolusii (H.M.L.Forbes) C.H.Stirt. | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Stirton, C. 1986. Notes on the genus Otholobium (Psoraleeae, Fabaceae). South African Journal of Botany 52(1):1-6.
Stirton, C. 1989. A revision of Otholobium C.H.Stirton (Papilionoideae, Leguminosae). Unpublished Ph.D., University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2006. Otholobium bolusii (H.M.L.Forbes) C.H.Stirt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22 |
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